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加藤清正
Katô Kiyomasa, from an untitled series of warriors
加藤清正
Japanese
Edo period
about 1803–04 (Kyôwa 3–Bunka 1)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 38 x 25.7 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.21173
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA, Golden Age (2010), #93; Ukiyo-e shûka 3 (1978), list #768; Shibui, Ukiyo-e zuten Utamaro (1964), 243.3.1; others in the series: Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #s 433, 434, 435
DescriptionMFA prints in the series: 11.18180, 11.21173, 11.21174, 54.282, 54.283
The three prints from the Bigelow Collection--11.18180, 11.21173, 11.21174--have handwritten inscriptions indicating that they were once owned by Kawanabe Kyôsai.
The three prints from the Bigelow Collection--11.18180, 11.21173, 11.21174--have handwritten inscriptions indicating that they were once owned by Kawanabe Kyôsai.
Signed
Utamaro hitsu
歌麿筆
歌麿筆
Marks
Censor's seal: kiwame
改印：極
改印：極
InscriptionsHandwritten inscription by former owner Kawanabe Kyôsai, noting that he acquired the print in 1887 (Meiji 20).
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of Kawanabe Kyôsai; by 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.